The Saskatchewan Jazz Festival, Inc. (SJF) was incorporated in 1992 and is owned by the Saskatoon Jazz Society. The mandate of SJF is to stage an artistically significant annual Festival of jazz and related music.
SJF is governed by a board of directors and employs a permanent staff of three. Approximately two hundred volunteers are recruited each year for the ten days of the Festival.
SJF is a non-profit organization and a registered charity.
Mission
The Saskatchewan Jazz Festival Inc. is an international jazz festival that fosters, promotes and presents jazz music in its diverse forms to the people of Saskatchewan. The festival provides opportunities for the professional development of Saskatchewan musicians and a variety of educational experiences for the people of Saskatchewan.
Vision
That Saskatchewan people enjoy opportunities to be involved with jazz in a festival of music that is recognized internationally because of its high quality performances to capacity audiences, financial self-sufficiency, sense of community ownership and cultural impact.
Board of Directors
Lyle Bolen President
Paulette Traynor Vice President
Spencer Early Past President
Dave Nielsen Treasurer
Rod Robertson Secretary
Roberta Laird Member
Sheldon Corbett Member
Bob Eaton Member
Jeff Park Member/Saskatoon Jazz Society liaison
Louis Christ Member
Irene Seiferling Member
Brian Storey Member
Heather Griffith Member |